Leicester's biggest vegan festival will return to the city this year, promising a feast of delicious plant-based food.

The popular event, organised by Vegan Events UK, will include more than 80 stalls, world food caterers, cookery demonstrations, talks, and interactive workshops.

Yoga and children's activities will also running throughout the day.

Food on offer will include an array of plant-based hot and cold dishes, including Asian, Mediterranean, Indian and Greek cuisine, as well as hot dogs, burgers, street food and raw food.

You could try some vegan pizza

There will also be a huge range of pies, cakes, chocolates, cookies, doughnuts, sandwiches and salads to take away, as well as alcoholic drinks, juices, smoothies, tea and coffee.

Non-food stalls at the event will be selling a wide variety of items including clothing, footwear, jewellery, beauty and skincare products, as well as candles, crafts, homeware, gifts and charity merchandise.

"The Leicester festival is set to be a fantastic day out whether you’re vegetarian, vegan or simply vegan-curious. The idea behind the festival is to educate and inform everyone about the vegan lifestyle and offer support to anybody who would like it.”

Victoria started the festival with the aim of promoting animal welfare, and how to live a more ethical and healthy lifestyle.

She continued: “There will be several animal welfare charity stalls raising awareness of their causes. For anybody who would like to get involved with volunteering this is an ideal place to talk to lots of different charities and gather information, and all the stall holders are happy to talk to people and answer any questions.”

A previous festival

The festival is run in partnership with animal welfare charities including Miracle's Mission.

“It’s all about trying new things and opening people’s eyes to new possibilities,” continued Victoria. “Cutting out meat and dairy from your diet is easier than you might think and many people are increasingly looking for alternatives as they want to live more healthily and ethically.

"They want to find out more about the new innovative foods and recipes now available and want to do it affordably. Our festival will educate people on how to do all of this.”